The "election" of Tony Blair as Prime Minister of Great Britain market the downfall of that once great nation too.
“...America began its irreversible collapse.”
I had a conversation some years back with a visitor from one of our big customers in the UK. As they usually do, our talk turned to politics and I was delighted when this fellow referred to Clinton and Blair as, “A pair of smarmy gits.” Not much else needs to be said.